diff --git a/IQKeyboardManager/IQTextView/IQTextView.h b/IQKeyboardManager/IQTextView/IQTextView.h
index 8ff18593..99a9bfa1 100644
--- a/IQKeyboardManager/IQTextView/IQTextView.h
+++ b/IQKeyboardManager/IQTextView/IQTextView.h
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@
  */
 @property(nullable, nonatomic,copy) IBInspectable NSString    *placeholder;
 
+/**
+ Set textView's placeholder attributed text. Default is nil.
+ */
+@property(nullable, nonatomic,copy) IBInspectable NSAttributedString    *attributedPlaceholder;
+
 /**
  To set textView's placeholder text color. Default is nil.
  */
diff --git a/IQKeyboardManager/IQTextView/IQTextView.m b/IQKeyboardManager/IQTextView/IQTextView.m
index f451552d..c4638a80 100644
--- a/IQKeyboardManager/IQTextView/IQTextView.m
+++ b/IQKeyboardManager/IQTextView/IQTextView.m
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ -(void)awakeFromNib
 
 -(void)refreshPlaceholder
 {
-    if([[self text] length])
+    if([[self text] length] || [[self attributedText] length])
     {
         [_placeholderLabel setAlpha:0];
     }
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ - (void)setText:(NSString *)text
     [self refreshPlaceholder];
 }
 
+-(void)setAttributedText:(NSAttributedString *)attributedText
+{
+    [super setAttributedText:attributedText];
+    [self refreshPlaceholder];
+}
+
 -(void)setFont:(UIFont *)font
 {
     [super setFont:font];
@@ -119,6 +125,14 @@ -(void)setPlaceholder:(NSString *)placeholder
     [self refreshPlaceholder];
 }
 
+-(void)setAttributedPlaceholder:(NSAttributedString *)attributedPlaceholder
+{
+    _attributedPlaceholder = attributedPlaceholder;
+    
+    self.placeholderLabel.attributedText = attributedPlaceholder;
+    [self refreshPlaceholder];
+}
+
 -(void)setPlaceholderTextColor:(UIColor*)placeholderTextColor
 {
     _placeholderTextColor = placeholderTextColor;
diff --git a/IQKeyboardManagerSwift/IQTextView/IQTextView.swift b/IQKeyboardManagerSwift/IQTextView/IQTextView.swift
index 47ac9476..3f7ec316 100644
--- a/IQKeyboardManagerSwift/IQTextView/IQTextView.swift
+++ b/IQKeyboardManagerSwift/IQTextView/IQTextView.swift
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ open class IQTextView : UITextView {
     
     @objc internal func refreshPlaceholder() {
         
-        if !text.isEmpty {
+        if !text.isEmpty || !attributedText.string.isEmpty {
             placeholderLabel.alpha = 0
         } else {
             placeholderLabel.alpha = 1
@@ -151,9 +151,14 @@ open class IQTextView : UITextView {
     @objc override open var text: String! {
         
         didSet {
-            
             refreshPlaceholder()
-            
+        }
+    }
+    
+    open override var attributedText: NSAttributedString! {
+        
+        didSet {
+            refreshPlaceholder()
         }
     }